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Forum: EcoModding Central 12-17-2020, 06:32 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,629
Posted By BLSTIC
I can't believe I'm saying this (because it's...

I can't believe I'm saying this (because it's EcoModder.com not TightwadDriver.com), but how much spare cash have you got and how much load-free driving do you do?

A 2010 Prius gets 51mpg...
Forum: EcoModding Central 02-09-2018, 12:00 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 12,089
Posted By BLSTIC
Well there goes suggesting you get something...

Well there goes suggesting you get something other than the most basic carburettor ever to be fitted with a choke. You *could* modify one to have an annular discharge venturi, or a booster, or a...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-30-2018, 03:13 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
I've got one of them. Saved one of my cars from...

I've got one of them. Saved one of my cars from overheating with that
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-28-2018, 03:04 AM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
I wrote an instructable on how to prototype trays...

I wrote an instructable on how to prototype trays several years ago. Cost me about $5. If I were to build it in ABS I would say it would cost me around $100

How Prototype Undertrays for Your Car:...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-27-2018, 11:09 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
Below 55mph aero is still a big thing if you're...

Below 55mph aero is still a big thing if you're trying to maintain speed. I'd go so far as to say as at 35mph around half your energy goes to drag. In the 90's they had the top of the car...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-25-2018, 10:38 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
Electric front wheels is *way* too hard. The...

Electric front wheels is *way* too hard.

The "TransWarp" series of motors uses a TH700 output shaft. The shaft is also double-ended, meaning it can take an *input*. If you got a hold of the guys...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-25-2018, 07:45 AM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
Because of the lower temperatures back there, the...

Because of the lower temperatures back there, the volume and pressure of the gasses flowing through the turbo is lower by the time it gets back there, despite the mass being the same. The result of...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-18-2018, 08:30 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,009
Posted By BLSTIC
No add-on *electronic* module will work correctly...

No add-on *electronic* module will work correctly with modern software, unless you made a module that intercepted the throttle pedal signal.

Most throttle pedals have two potentiometers in them,...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-13-2018, 11:31 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 35,668
Posted By BLSTIC
First up: I refuse to read 20 pages of replies to...

First up: I refuse to read 20 pages of replies to see if what I am about to state has already been noted.




I'm unfamiliar with the numbers and brands you are working with, but it sounds like...
Forum: EcoModding Central 10-15-2017, 05:18 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,785
Posted By BLSTIC
I have found that in all of my hatchbacks with...

I have found that in all of my hatchbacks with folding seats interior noise increases (dun dun dun...) DRAMATICALLY when the seats are flat. And even more that one time I had occasion to remove them....
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 10-11-2017, 01:23 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,568
Posted By BLSTIC
Must... resist... relatively... good... pun... ...

Must... resist... relatively... good... pun...

Aww dang look what you made me do
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 10-01-2017, 09:07 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,231
Posted By BLSTIC
AutoSpeed - Project Honda Insight, Part 1 –...

AutoSpeed - Project Honda Insight, Part 1 – Introduction (http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&title=Project-Honda-Insight-Part-1-Introduction&A=113113)

Half way down. Author also wrote a...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 09-28-2017, 06:58 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,231
Posted By BLSTIC
Software differential? You mean two speed...

Software differential? You mean two speed controllers with the same torque request?

That would be fantastic... You could mess with that in so many ways to create the ultimate in traction & yaw...
Forum: The Lounge 09-20-2017, 11:24 PM
Replies: 2,495
Views: 526,337
Posted By BLSTIC
Ahaha. But given that an idling four cylinder...

Ahaha. But given that an idling four cylinder uses a litre an hour at worst (my SOHC, non-vvt, batch injection 4 litre six used 1.6l/hr at idle), how much fuel did you lose on subsequent drives while...
Forum: Off-Topic Tech 09-14-2017, 06:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,576
Posted By BLSTIC
Knock sensor codes come in two varieties Knock...

Knock sensor codes come in two varieties
Knock when none expected
No knock when expected

Also, as the knock sensor generates its own voltage, very little current flows through the wiring and...
Forum: Success Stories 09-12-2017, 07:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,372
Posted By BLSTIC
Personally what I do is have a military style...

Personally what I do is have a military style convoy during night driving. The lead car has headlights and each following car follows (closely). The aerodynamic benefits are staggering to say the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2017, 08:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,049
Posted By BLSTIC
If you have a windows machine you have a thing...

If you have a windows machine you have a thing called 'snipping tool' (just search off the start bar). It takes partial screenshots and saves them as .jpg
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2017, 04:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,291
Posted By BLSTIC
And weight. You get some energy back from regen,...

And weight. You get some energy back from regen, but not all of it, so more energy to accelerate is still more energy used.
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-12-2017, 04:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,291
Posted By BLSTIC
Multiply Cd by A to get CdA (total area drag) ...

Multiply Cd by A to get CdA (total area drag)

Tesla = 0.24*25.2 = 6.048
Rav4 = 0.3*30.4 = 9.12

9.12/6.05= 151% drag. The Rav4 has 50% more aero drag than the Tesla
44/36 (kw/h per 100mile) =...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 09-10-2017, 12:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,112
Posted By BLSTIC
It would likely have software limited range in...

It would likely have software limited range in order to protect the batteries from continuous near-flat experiences. I don't know about lithium ion, but when a conventional lead acid battery goes low...
Forum: The Lounge 09-08-2017, 03:47 AM
Replies: 2,495
Views: 526,337
Posted By BLSTIC
When your friends talk about parking and fuel and...

When your friends talk about parking and fuel and you're just sitting there going: "You DRIVE?" and "Ahahahaha fuel. I filled up in August. Or was it July?"
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 09-07-2017, 05:26 PM
Replies: 2,106
Views: 479,231
Posted By BLSTIC
So half an hour then?

So half an hour then?
Forum: EcoModding Central 09-06-2017, 06:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,601
Posted By BLSTIC
I should clarify. By "went better" I meant ran...

I should clarify. By "went better" I meant ran smoother at high loads and produced marginally more torque (thanks to being able to run closer to MBT ignition timing, sometimes it was the difference...
Forum: Success Stories 08-31-2017, 11:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,055
Posted By BLSTIC
This google search will take you to well written...

This google search will take you to well written wool tuft testing articles
...
Forum: Aerodynamics 04-18-2015, 11:14 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 17,380
Posted By BLSTIC
It's an interesting thing which I got to thinking...

It's an interesting thing which I got to thinking about recently (making an upright aero bike commercially) but I can't see a way of producing an aero bike in that price range that uses quality...
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